In photos: Barty retires, closing the book on a storied career
As Ashleigh Barty hangs up her racquets, we look back at the highlights of her incredible career.
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A prodigious talent from the get-go, Ashleigh Barty was a former junior World No.2, winning the girls' singles title at Wimbledon in 2011 at the age of 15.
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Teaming with her good friend Casey Dellacqua, Barty enjoyed early success in doubles. The Aussie duo won their first team title at 2013 Birmingham.
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Barty and Dellacqua made three major finals in 2013, finishing as runner-ups at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
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After a two-year hiatus, Barty returned to tour competition at 2016 Nottingham. Ranked outside the Top 600, Barty made the semifinals as a qualifier.
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Barty won her first WTA singles title in 2017 in Kuala Lumpur. Ranked No.158, the 20-year-old won the title as a qualifier to make her Top 100 debut.
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Barty finished the 2017 season by qualifying for the WTA Finals in doubles with Dellacqua and the WTA Elite Trophy in singles. After starting the season at No.271, Barty finished the year at No.17.
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After reaching a career-high No.5 in doubles, Barty broke through in 2018 to win her first Slam title, pairing with Coco Vandeweghe to win the US Open doubles title.
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Barty capped off the 2018 season by winning the biggest singles title of her career at the time, defeating Wang Qiang to win the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.
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Barty's rapid rise to the top of the game began with her breakout 2019 campaign.
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She captured her first WTA 1000 title at the 2019 Miami Open, where she defeated three Top 10 players en route to the title. The win vaulted Barty into the Top 10 for the first time.
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Barty followed her Miami win with her first major title, defeating Marketa Vondrousova to win 2019 Roland Garros.
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Barty followed her Paris triumph by winning her first grass title in Birmingham, defeating Julia Goerges in the final and securing the World No.1 ranking.
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At 23-years-old, Barty became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley 43 years ago, to sit atop the WTA rankings.
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Barty solidified her position at the top of the game by winning the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen and finishing the season as the year-end World No.1.
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World No.1 Ashleigh Barty enjoyed a hero's welcome at the start of the 2020 season, winning her first title in Australia (and eighth overall) at the Adelaide International.
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Competing for the first time since the 2020 Tour shutdown, Barty picked up where she left off with her second title on Australian soil at the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic, defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the final.
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Barty's 'one true dream' came true at Wimbledon in 2021, where completed her a fairytale run that began under an injury cloud and finished triumphant.
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At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Barty took home Olympic bronze in mixed doubles with John Peers, fulfilling her dream of bringing a medal home to Australia.
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Barty captured her 13th career title and 5th of the year in Cincinnati and would finish 2021 as the year-end No.1 for the third straight season.
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Barty began the 2022 season on a tear, sweeping the singles and doubles titles at the Adelaide International.
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In a dominant fortnight, Barty rolled through seven matches without losing a set to win the Australian Open, her third Slam title.
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With her 15th and final title, Barty became the first Australian to win the Australian Open in 44 years.
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